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Meet the Nominees: Theatrical Feature Film
2024 DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Award nominees Jacques Audiard, Brady Corbet, Edward Berger, James Mangold
and Sean Baker, join Meet the Nominees symposium moderator Jeremy Kagan onstage to discuss the making of their feature fi lms
On February 8, the DGA presented its membership with a unique opportunity
to celebrate the craft of directing during the 34th Annual Meet the Nominees:
Theatrical Feature Film symposium. Following a welcome from President Lesli
Linka Glatter, the 2024 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature
Film Award nominees — Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora),
Edward Berger (Conclave), Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) and James Mangold (A
Complete Unknown) — joined moderator Jeremy Kagan onstage in the Guild's Los
Angeles Theater for an in-depth discussion about their work.
DGA members and guests fi ll the Guild's Los Angeles Theater to hear behind-the-scenes stories
about the making of the nominated fi lms during one of the premier events of the year
Berger enjoys Mangold's behind-the-scenes
story from the set of A Complete Unknown
Audiard shares stories from
the making of Emilia Pérez
Corbet recalls an obstacle he had to
overcome during the fi lming of The Brutalist
See video from this event at www.dga.org.
Meet the Nominees: Theatrical Feature Film:
Directed by: Tracey Smith Baumert;
Stage Manager: Redelia Shaw
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The nominees make their entrance into the theater
to a standing ovation from their peers
Berger shares his own story
from the making of Conclave
